Spring 3 provides the ability to use a Java based configuration file, as opposed to using those monolithic XML configuration files that everyone hates. However, it doesn't have to be a complete ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. The Spring ApplicationContext provides developers direct access to the Spring framework’s ...

Catch up to Spring, with this hands-on introduction to Spring’s custom namespaces, which make it easier than ever to build and deploy custom components in your Spring 2.x environment. Spring is an ...

Most developers will acknowledge how implementing crosscutting concerns such as logging, auditing, security and transactionality can adversely affect business logic implementation. Such concerns “seem ...